By T.J. Buffenbarger
ROSSBURG, Ohio (July 19, 2025) – Anthony Macri gave the Pennsylvania Posse sprint car fans something to cheer about Saturday night at Eldora Speedway by winning the 42nd Kings Royal with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series.
Macri, from Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, earned the outside front row starting position for the feature event and led all 40-laps in route to the crown and $200,000 top prize that goes with it.
Even though Macri led the entire distance, it was far from easy having to hold off Rico Abreu and Kyle Larson during the closing stages of the feature event.
Afterwards Macri was emotional in victory lane thinking about the beginning of his career and now standing on one of the biggest stages in the sport as a Kings Royal winner.
“This is honestly special to be able to start where we started and you know what me and my parents, and everyone that put all the time and effort into this thing never did. Never did I think in a million years that I think I’d be standing up here and winning a crown jewel that’s worth $200,000 but this is badass.”
Macri had to fight a bent Jacobs ladder that was suffered during the main event while having to fend off Abreu and Larson through slower traffic.
“I actually kind of tightened us up there and in clean air and stuck the car a little bit better,” said Abreu in victory lane. “In dirty air it definitely made the car a little bit of a handful. I knew Rico and Larson were behind me and I still had to run the shit out of this thing and not mess up.”
Abreu slowly picked his way through the field up to the runner up position but was never able to seriously challenge Macri for the lead and had to settle for a runner up finish. Larson, Brian Brown, and David Gravel rounded out the top five.
42nd Kings Royal
World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series
Eldora Speedway
Rossburg, Ohio
Saturday, July 19, 2025
Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying
1. 24-Rico Abreu, 13.527[25]
2. 57-Kyle Larson, 13.694[23]
3. 14-Spencer Bayston, 13.713[7]
4. 2-David Gravel, 13.728[8]
5. 10-Ryan Timms, 13.752[14]
6. 26-Justin Peck, 13.824[4]
7. 49-Brad Sweet, 13.828[17]
8. 45W-Cory Eliason, 13.850[13]
9. 27H-Steven Snyder Jr, 13.850[16]
10. 41-Carson Macedo, 13.851[34]
11. 39M-Anthony Macri, 13.862[11]
12. 9R-Chase Randall, 13.917[9]
13. 55V-Kerry Madsen, 13.924[26]
14. 23-Garet Williamson, 13.931[3]
15. 48-Danny Dietrich, 13.934[10]
16. 14BC-Corey Day, 13.955[18]
17. 99-Skylar Gee, 13.972[29]
18. 11N-Kasey Jedrzejek, 13.984[12]
19. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 14.011[28]
20. 1A-Ashton Torgerson, 14.024[42]
21. 4-Zane DeVault, 14.041[5]
22. 21-Brian Brown, 14.050[6]
23. 17GP-Tim Shaffer, 14.069[15]
24. 13-Daison Pursley, 14.072[20]
25. 42-Sye Lynch, 14.073[27]
26. 5-Brenham Crouch, 14.074[2]
27. 19-Brent Marks, 14.077[19]
28. 71-Parker Price Miller, 14.091[41]
29. 15-Donny Schatz, 14.093[1]
30. 2C-Cole Macedo, 14.095[35]
31. 83-Michael Kofoid, 14.100[21]
32. 19H-Kevin Thomas Jr, 14.121[38]
33. 69K-Ryan Smith, 14.147[24]
34. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 14.186[44]
35. 7N-Darin Naida, 14.192[22]
36. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg, 14.227[31]
37. 21T-James McFadden, 14.240[46]
38. 21H-Brady Bacon, 14.252[40]
39. 6-Zach Hampton, 14.265[32]
40. 32-Bryce Lucius, 14.266[37]
41. 7S-Chris Windom, 14.279[49]
42. 27-Emerson Axsom, 14.282[51]
43. 18T-Tanner Holmes, 14.286[30]
44. 28M-Conner Morrell, 14.309[43]
45. 45-Devon Borden, 14.451[48]
46. 51-Joel Myers Jr, 14.516[39]
47. 15K-Creed Kemenah, 14.721[33]
48. 23D-Chase Dietz, 14.726[45]
49. 49X-Cale Thomas, 14.741[52]
50. 15C-Chris Andrews, 14.883[47]
51. 23L-Jimmy Light, 15.342[53]
52. 99N-Cameron Nastasi, 15.818[36]
53. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss, [50]
Heat Race #1 (10 Laps)
1. 24-Rico Abreu[4]
2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[1]
3. 21T-James McFadden[7]
4. 18T-Tanner Holmes[8]
5. 83-Michael Kofoid[6]
6. 55V-Kerry Madsen[2]
7. 42-Sye Lynch[5]
8. 49-Brad Sweet[3]
9. 49X-Cale Thomas[9]
Real American Beer Heat Race #2 (10 Laps)
1. 1A-Ashton Torgerson[1]
2. 57-Kyle Larson[4]
3. 21H-Brady Bacon[7]
4. 45W-Cory Eliason[3]
5. 5-Brenham Crouch[5]
6. 19H-Kevin Thomas Jr[6]
7. 28M-Conner Morrell[8]
8. 23-Garet Williamson[2]
9. 15C-Chris Andrews[9]
WIX Filter Heat Race #3 (10 Laps)
1. 48-Danny Dietrich[2]
2. 69K-Ryan Smith[6]
3. 14-Spencer Bayston[4]
4. 19-Brent Marks[5]
5. 27H-Steven Snyder Jr[3]
6. 6-Zach Hampton[7]
7. 23L-Jimmy Light[9]
8. 4-Zane DeVault[1]
9. 45-Devon Borden[8]
The Greatest Store on Dirt Heat Race #4 (10 Laps)
1. 21-Brian Brown[1]
2. 14BC-Corey Day[2]
3. 41-Carson Macedo[3]
4. 1S-Logan Schuchart[6]
5. 2-David Gravel[4]
6. 71-Parker Price Miller[5]
7. 32-Bryce Lucius[7]
8. 51-Joel Myers Jr[8]
9. 99N-Cameron Nastasi[9]
Heat Race #5 (10 Laps)
1. 39M-Anthony Macri[3]
2. 17GP-Tim Shaffer[1]
3. 7N-Darin Naida[6]
4. 10-Ryan Timms[4]
5. 7S-Chris Windom[7]
6. 15-Donny Schatz[5]
7. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[9]
8. 99-Skylar Gee[2]
9. 15K-Creed Kemenah[8]
Heat Race #6 (10 Laps)
1. 11N-Kasey Jedrzejek[2]
2. 13-Daison Pursley[1]
3. 26-Justin Peck[4]
4. 9R-Chase Randall[3]
5. 2C-Cole Macedo[5]
6. 27-Emerson Axsom[7]
7. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg[6]
8. 23D-Chase Dietz[8]
C-Main (12 Laps)
1. 28M-Conner Morrell[2]
2. 23L-Jimmy Light[3]
3. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg[6]
4. 99N-Cameron Nastasi[10]
5. 42-Sye Lynch[1]
6. 51-Joel Myers Jr[4]
7. 99-Skylar Gee[5]
8. 49-Brad Sweet[7]
9. 23-Garet Williamson[8]
10. 4-Zane DeVault[9]
11. 15K-Creed Kemenah[11]
12. 23D-Chase Dietz[12]
13. 49X-Cale Thomas[13]
14. 15C-Chris Andrews[14]
15. 45-Devon Borden[15]
MicroLite Last Chance Showdown (15 Laps)
1. 1S-Logan Schuchart[4]
2. 15-Donny Schatz[11]
3. 83-Michael Kofoid[7]
4. 7S-Chris Windom[5]
5. 5-Brenham Crouch[8]
6. 9R-Chase Randall[6]
7. 19-Brent Marks[3]
8. 71-Parker Price Miller[10]
9. 55V-Kerry Madsen[13]
10. 19H-Kevin Thomas Jr[14]
11. 27-Emerson Axsom[18]
12. 27H-Steven Snyder Jr[9]
13. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg[21]
14. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[17]
15. 2C-Cole Macedo[12]
16. 32-Bryce Lucius[16]
17. 23L-Jimmy Light[20]
18. 28M-Conner Morrell[19]
19. 18T-Tanner Holmes[1]
20. 45W-Cory Eliason[2]
21. 99N-Cameron Nastasi[22]
22. 6-Zach Hampton[15]
NOS Energy Drink Feature (40 Laps)
1. 39M-Anthony Macri[2]
2. 24-Rico Abreu[6]
3. 57-Kyle Larson[8]
4. 21-Brian Brown[3]
5. 2-David Gravel[19]
6. 69K-Ryan Smith[9]
7. 41-Carson Macedo[16]
8. 1S-Logan Schuchart[21]
9. 1A-Ashton Torgerson[5]
10. 48-Danny Dietrich[4]
11. 21H-Brady Bacon[14]
12. 21T-James McFadden[13]
13. 83-Michael Kofoid[23]
14. 14-Spencer Bayston[15]
15. 10-Ryan Timms[20]
16. 15-Donny Schatz[22]
17. 14BC-Corey Day[10]
18. 26-Justin Peck[18]
19. 11N-Kasey Jedrzejek[1]
20. 13-Daison Pursley[12]
21. 7S-Chris Windom[24]
22. 17GP-Tim Shaffer[11]
23. 7N-Darin Naida[17]
24. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[7]